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Posted by Zak Kus on October 21, 2006, 10:32 pm
many thanks, i opted for the "workshop level 1". Should be fun.
dhylands@gmail.com wrote:
> HI Zak,
> Zak Kus wrote:
> > I've always wanted to make a little robot, and I think now is a good
> > time to start.
> > Im looking for a good starting robot kit that has a few specification:
> > -programmable : I like the idea of a reprogrammable robot, and Im a
> > compsci major with a fair amount of programming experience so it
> > should be too difficult
> > -cheap : im relatively poor (college student) and i dont want to go too
> > far over, say, $150
> Two kits I can recommend are these:
> Mark III - http://www.junun.org/MarkIII/Store.jsp
> SRS Workshop Bot:
> http://www.seattlerobotics.org/WorkshopRobot/index.php
> The Mark III is appropriate if you're trying to build a mini-sumo style
> robot. The SRS Workshop bot is what I'd probably use for anything else.
> Personally, I prefer the AVR family for programming in C (free
> compiler). I programmed my Mark III in C as well, but that's not
> something I want to repeat (I'm a professional programmer).
> You could also buy just the Mark III chassis, and use the same
> controller board that comes with the Workshop bot to be the brains (it
> was designed to mount on the Mark III mounts).
>
http://maximumrobotics.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id )
> Anothe mini-sumo kit worthy of consideration for mini-sumo is the
> Sumovore
>
<http://www.solarbotics.com/products/index.php?scdfa-250100084-viewDetail-productzq3728zq4categoryzq31=true>
> You can get a variety of brainboards for it.
> --
> Dave Hylands
> Vancouver, BC, Canada
> http://www.DaveHylands.com/
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> time to start.
> Im looking for a good starting robot kit that has a few specification:
> -programmable : I like the idea of a reprogrammable robot, and Im a
> compsci major with a fair amount of programming experience so it
> should be too difficult
> -cheap : im relatively poor (college student) and i dont want to go too
> far over, say, $150